Lesson 16 Flashcards
capital of Israel
Samaria
innocent vinedresser
Naboth
worn during times of mourning
sackcloth and ashes
where Elijah was taken up to heaven
Jordan River
prophet that took the place of Elijah
Elisha
captain of Syrian army; a leper, cured by Elisha
Naaman
someone who suffers from leprosy, a contagious disease; usually quarantined
leper
selfish servant of Elisha
Gehazi
the wicked, pagan wife of King Ahab of Israel
Jezebel
In Israel, land was the single most precious possession a person had, because God had given each family their portion of the Promised Land when Joshua divided the land among the Twelve Tribes
“The Lord forbid that I should give you the land which I have inherited from my forefathers”
sons of the Devil; worthless men with no conscience for injustice or wrong
“sons of Belial”
a person who tends and prunes grapevines
vinedresser
